86: The formation is powerful, the magic is crazy

A pale blue light screen, flowing with countless profound water ripple runes, instantly rose from several core reefs in the Chaotic Fang Reef area, rapidly intertwining to form an inverted, hemispherical protective shield, enveloping Lin Feng, Iron Sword Shangren who had been thrown into it, and Zhao Tieshan, Liu Qing霜, Wu Ming, and the last two Qi Refining Cultivators who followed closely behind!

Outside the light screen, Lord Erosion Bone's earth-shattering, enraged strike, carrying monstrous Devilish Qi, slammed heavily onto the newly formed blue light screen!

Rumble—!!!

The terrifying explosion made the entire Chaotic Fang Reef tremble violently! Seawater was evaporated, and reefs cracked! However, the seemingly thin blue light screen fluctuated violently, and the runes on its surface flickered madly, yet it stubbornly withstood this enraged strike from a Late Stage Purple Mansion Cultivator and did not break!

“Cough cough…” Lin Feng collapsed onto the cold reef, gasping for air, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes as he looked at the violently fluctuating but resilient blue light screen above his head. He had made the right bet! This incomplete fourth-tier “Profound Armor of the Vast Sea” truly could withstand it!

Outside the light screen, Lord Erosion Bone hovered in mid-air. Seeing that his strike failed to break through the light screen, his face, where demonic patterns writhed, was so gloomy it could drip water, and the trace of blood remaining at the corner of his mouth added to his ferocity. He stared intently at the collapsed Foundation Establishment Cultivator inside the light screen, his hoarse voice like the chill of the Nine Netherworlds:

“Very good… Little worm, this Lord wants to see how long your turtle shell can last!”

The pale blue Profound Armor of the Vast Sea light screen, like a giant, inverted glazed sea bowl, enveloped the relatively flat reef area at the center of the Chaotic Fang Reef. On the surface of the light screen, countless profound water ripple runes flowed unceasingly like living things, exuding a Concept of resilience, force deflection, and endless vitality. Although it fluctuated violently and its light dimmed considerably under Bone-Erosion Devil Lord's terrifying strike, with even tiny cracks appearing at the edges, it still stubbornly held on, isolating the monstrous Devilish Qi and killing intent from the outside.

Inside the light screen, the atmosphere was oppressive and heavy. The smell of the sea mixed with blood, and the heavy breathing of the crowd.

“Brother Lin! Junior Martial Uncle Iron Sword, he…” Zhao Tieshan carefully laid the unconscious Iron Sword Shangren, whose chest was caved in and whose breath was as faint as a wisp of smoke, on a slightly flatter reef. Looking at the shocking injuries, this tower-like man's voice trembled, and his tiger eyes welled up with tears.

Liu Qing霜 quickly stepped forward, her ice-blue spiritual energy probing into Iron Sword Shangren's body. Her cold face instantly became covered in frost: “His heart meridian is damaged, internal organs are displaced, Sword Qi has dissipated… Demonic Qi has corroded him… His injuries are too severe! Without a Heaven-Defying Divine Medicine or a Purple Mansion Cultivator's full effort to save him, I'm afraid…” She did not voice the rest of her sentence, but despair permeated the air.

Wu Ming silently checked the injuries of the only two remaining Qi Refining Cultivators, then released a few sensitive spiritual insects to stick to the light screen, monitoring the outside movements. His face was equally grim.

“Cough cough…” Lin Feng struggled to sit up, enduring the severe pain from his Sea of Consciousness's Divine Power depletion and his body's weakness, wiping away the blood that overflowed from his mouth due to forcefully activating his Divine Ability. His gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on the dying Iron Sword Shangren. His eyes narrowed, as if he had made a decision.

“Protect the light screen! Buy time!” Lin Feng's voice was hoarse but carried an undeniable firmness. With a flip of his hand, a Formation Plate, entirely white with a five-colored spiritual pearl embedded in its core, appeared in his hand—it was precisely the Five Elements Sword Rain Formation Plate he had obtained from Formation Madman Hermit, which he had repeatedly strengthened and which had already touched the threshold of the third tier!

“Brother Zhao, guard the Kan position! Fellow Daoist Liu, the Li position! Fellow Daoist Wu, the Zhen position! You two, the Gen and Dui positions!” Lin Feng spoke extremely fast, precisely pointing to several specific reef nodes within the light screen. Although the others did not understand why, Lin Feng was their backbone at this moment, and without hesitation, they immediately took their positions as instructed.

Lin Feng sat cross-legged in the center, pressing the Five Elements Sword Rain Formation Plate firmly onto the reef in front of him! His hands blurred into afterimages, and streams of pure spiritual energy mixed with the water elemental True Force of the Overturning Sea Sword Art, precisely flowed into the core of the Formation Plate like threads!

“Five Elements revolve, Sword Qi pierces the sky! Rise!”

Buzz—!!!

The Formation Plate erupted with dazzling five-colored light! Five thick beams of light—gold, green, blue, red, and yellow—shot up into the sky, instantly connecting the nodes where Zhao Tieshan, Liu Qing霜, Wu Ming, and the others stood! The five felt an irresistible suction force, and the spiritual energy in their bodies surged uncontrollably towards the reef beneath their feet!

In an instant, within the Profound Armor of the Vast Sea light screen, the situation changed dramatically! Countless illusory Flying Swords, condensed from pure Five Elements spiritual energy, appeared out of thin air! The golden ones were incomparably sharp, the green ones agile and swift, the blue ones heavy and profound, the red ones violent and scorching, and the yellow ones solid and robust! Three thousand illusory Flying Swords formed a massive, slowly rotating five-colored sword wheel, its chilling Sword Qi soaring into the sky, illuminating the internal space with strange and dazzling light! The sharp killing intent made even Body Cultivators like Zhao Tieshan feel a stinging sensation on their skin!

The third-tier Five Elements Sword Rain Formation! It was powerfully activated with the combined support of the spiritual energy of five Foundation Establishment Cultivators! It formed a dual fortress of offense and defense with the outer Profound Armor of the Vast Sea!

At the same time, Lin Feng's movements did not stop. He forced himself to maintain his spirit, and from his Storage Pouch, he took out several specially made Formation Flags engraved with complex spatial runes, as well as a small piece of precious Void Gazer Stone. He quickly inserted the Formation Flags into the junction of the reef and seawater beneath his feet, embedding the Void Gazer Stone into the core Formation Flag.

“Water Escape: Shifting Form!” Lin Feng uttered a low cry, casting the last spell. The Formation Flags inserted into the seawater glowed faintly, then their light receded, blending with the surrounding seawater environment, leaving only extremely subtle spatial fluctuations. This was a simple water escape teleportation Formation he had prepared for a final escape. Although the teleportation distance was limited and unstable, it was better than nothing!

After doing all this, Lin Feng finally let out a long breath, his face even paler, almost collapsing from exhaustion. But he knew that the arrangements were not yet complete.

Outside the light screen, Bone-Erosion Devil Lord's face was already as dark as the deep sea before a storm. He looked at the five-colored sword wheel rising within the light screen and the faint spatial fluctuations, demonic flames flickering in his eyes, his killing intent almost solidifying.

“Death throes!” Bone-Erosion Devil Lord's hoarse voice was like a bone-chilling wind, “Blood Bone! Bring your men and smash it for this Lord! Crush this turtle shell along with the worms inside!”

“Yes, my Lord!” Blood Bone Shaman suppressed his injuries, his eyes revealing fierce light. With a wave of his withered claw: “Charge! The one who breaks the Formation will be rewarded with ten drops of Demonic Marrow Liquid!”

Under the heavy reward, the eyes of the twelve Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivators blazed with Demonic Qi, their greed overcoming their fear of that previous sword strike! They no longer held back, unleashing various vicious Demonic Artifacts, condensing their lifelong Demonic Qi, transforming into streaks ofMagic Light, poisonous fire, bone spears, and soul shadows that tore through the sky, like a destructive torrent, fiercely bombarding the pale blue Profound Armor of the Vast Sea light screen!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!

Continuous, deafening explosions instantly engulfed Chaotic Fang Reef! Demonic light burst, and energy currents raged wildly! The pale blue light screen was like a lone boat in a raging storm, twisting and vibrating violently! The water ripple runes on its surface flickered madly, emitting a piercing hum, and the cracks at the edges spread and expanded at a visible rate! The core reefs maintaining the Formation peeled off loose stones under the immense impact!

“Hold on!” Lin Feng roared, desperately squeezing the remaining True Essence in his Dantian and injecting it into the Formation runes of the Profound Armor of the Vast Sea, trying to stabilize the light screen. Zhao Tieshan, Liu Qing霜, Wu Ming, and the others also gritted their teeth, disregarding their own injuries and spiritual energy consumption, injecting more power into the Five Elements Sword Rain Formation nodes beneath their feet, maintaining the rotation and deterrence of the sword wheel.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!